For the self-employed, conversations with the cat, post deliveries to the wrong house, and an looming pile of ironing can all be welcome distractions from actually getting any work done.

But new coworking space Indycube opened this month to provide a place for Cardiff's local creative scene to get out of the house and into a working environment.

Last month, planning officers from the Welsh Assembly noted the lack of high-spec work spaces for one-man businesses and start-ups in the city.

Founder of Indycube, Mark Hooper, said his inspiration was from New York - and he thought Cardiff could do with something similar to fill a hole in the business landscape.

The space, situated atop ITV news's television centre at Culverhouse Cross, sets out to attract freelancers, self-starters and home-workers – those usually inclined to hibernate in coffee shops, bedrooms and libraries. Indycube opened to the public on 1 March and has held a number of free 'Cardiff Jelly' days to attract new members. So I went down to try out the space.

My jelly day

One major downside has got to be the location – the media centre is a short trip out of the city which isn't ideal for those with meetings or commitments in the centre.

It's worth noting how to get here – take the Barry road (before the exit sign-posted Culverhouse Cross) then take a right hand turn at the roundabout – sign-posted the Beach Inn – the Television Centre is on your right.

The battered old 1960s building situated next to the Culverhouse Cross business park was once bustling with journalistic activity. Now the building is still home to ITV news – but it also hosts other production companies (including new arrivals Being Human).

An interesting relationship has been set up ITV to help fill the space which was previously sitting redundantly unused. ITV site manager Lionel Jones said:

"it is a locally based project. This area became free because we relocated our IT department and and it just seemed like an opportunity to try out something new. But it really is to facilitate the creative media industry and it will give the place a bit of a buzz."

The old shabby structure itself can be bit off putting for creative types who relish working in airy modern spaces like Chapter. Cardiff-based artwork from Jon Oakes, Matt Needle and Albeniz Clayton decorates the pale blue walls and does much to divert attention from the grey dreariness, alongside cheap red Ikea chairs and white wash desks salvaged from space's predecessors.

The wifi is superfast which is always a plus point for online workers and subtle touches (free fresh coffee for example) make the space a fairly delightful place to work in – bolstered by the dollop the local flavour injected into the set up.

But if the reason you don't have an office is because you don't like working in one - this space is not for you. It's for those who relish company, chit-chat and a commute, and become more productive around others.

Indycube currently has 10 members signed up, and the total capacity will be 49 desk spaces. Users at the moment include artistic director Dominic Rai, Beth Charlesworth who ran last night's Cardiff Twestival, print designers Matt Needle and photographer Anita Harris.

The Cardiff Jelly days are a chance to test out the working space - ten people can sign up twice a month, and free desk space for one year was also one of the prizes at the Cardiff Twestival raffle last night.